Why Kids Can't Read Challenging the Status Quo in Education

Nearly 40% of all fourth graders in this country cannot read at grade level, and this number rises to 60% for children raised in low-income households. This gap in learning increases as students enter middle school and is the primary reason for school failure. Ironically, the problem comes at a time when research demonstrates that nearly all children can learn to read if taught using research-based instruction. Why Kids Can't Read: Challenging the Status Quo in Education describes the principles of this research in language that noneducators can understand and educators can use. It discusses how to recognize whether the research on reading is being used appropriately and, if not, how to make that happen. Through the eyes of parents and educators who have succeeded in their own struggles to change the educational system, the book provides the necessary tools and knowledge for transforming the way reading is taught in their children's classrooms. Why Kids Can't Read takes readers step by step through the research on reading and describes how a determined person armed with the right tools can make a difference in the learning ability of every student in our nation's schools. The chapters in part 1 are written by individuals who discuss their battles and what made them successful. The chapters in part 2 are written by experts who describe how they have overcome the challenges involved in creating widespread change in school. Book jacket.Lyon, Reid is the author of 'Why Kids Can't Read Challenging the Status Quo in Education', published 2006 under ISBN 9781578863815 and ISBN 1578863813.